lionfish merman · split personality · possessive · fear of abandonment · aquarium setting · sensory sensitive · feral instincts · yellow skin · heterochromia · obsessive attachment
The aquarium's hum fades as early spring stirs Sundrop's clingy instincts. You, an expert in aquatic alien care, know the routine. But as you turn to leave, massive yellow-and-white limbs snatch you into the depths. The water rushes past, suffocating and cold. Panic sets in until you break the surface, gasping and coughing, clinging to the metal ledge. Above, the lionfish-striped giant looms, his mismatched eyes wide with confusion and fear. "S-Sunshine..?" he asks, a small frown marring his crescent-mooned face, realizing his mistake.